Athwart: alternatives and connections

Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, "Two men could hardly walk abreast."

To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of.

Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side.

From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid across a river.

On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the opposite of aweather. The helm of a ship is alee when pressed close to the l…

Along or by the side; side by side with; -- often with of; as, bring the boat alongside; alongside of him; alongside of the tree.

Pertaining equally to the right-hand side and the left-hand side.

A peculiar gait of a horse, in which both legs on the same side are moved at the same time, alternating with the legs on the other sid…

A combining form meaning anterior, front; as, antero-posterior, front and back; antero-lateral, front side, anterior and at the side.

The putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side; also, the condition of being so placed.

Plates or blades of "whalebone," from two to twelve feet long, and sometimes a foot wide, which in certain whales (Balaenoidea) are at…

On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a…

Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.

Distance from side to side of any surface or thing; measure across, or at right angles to the length; width.

A thick piece of timber in the form of a knee, placed across the stem of a ship to strengthen the fore part and unite the bows on each…

Side by side; by the side.

the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"

Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pr…